rothstein@bcse.dec.com (Lee Rothstein, 603-881-0771) (08/02/89)
=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* PLEASE (for the attached announcement): ======================================= >> POST and REDISTRIBUTE: ---------------------- Anywhere in New England via email, bulletin boards or whatever. Also redistribute to other companies in the industry wherever they are located. >> REPLY: ------ With proposals and email addresses (of contacts, speakers or audience) from wherever you are located or elsewhere in the industry. =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* IEEE Computer Society, New Hampshire Section Request for Proposals, 2.0 for the Fall Computer Science Colloquium Series ******************************************************** * Distributed and Integrated Applications Processing * * Architectures and Models * ******************************************************** Example Topics: * Sun's NFS, RPCs and ONCE * OSF standards in distributed processing. * Apollo's NCS and evolving distributed processing strategy. * HP's NewWave and distributed processing architectures. * API's XVT virtual windows programming interface system. * Novell's approach to distributed applications. * Oracle's distributed processing architectures. * Unisys/Convergent Tech's approach to distributed processing. * Digital's DECwindows, EMA (Enterprise Management Architec- ture), AIA (Application Integration Architecture), RPCs (Remote Procedure Calls), Distributed Name, Print, Queue, etc. Services. * AT&T AOE, etc. * Distributed aspects of an object management system. * The four (_n_?) issues of distributed and applications integration architectures: > Extent of integration. > Extent of portability. > Extent of interoperability. > Extensibility. * 3COM's distributed processing approach. * Microsoft's approach to distributed processing. * IBM's SAA and distributed processing architectures. * Apple's approaches to windowing, distributed processing and APIs. * Next's windows and distributed processing environment. We are looking for: * Technical talks presented by expert presenters (architect/de- signer) at a conceptual (not bits and bytes) level. While the talks should be by engineers for engineers, advantage and benefit analysis is desireable. * Suggested missing topics. * Volunteer speakers. * Suggested missing companies or architectures. * Email contacts at the various companies representative of distributed processing approaches and architectures. We have yet to get contact for announcement distribution from: > Sanders. > Kohlsman. > Bull. > DG. > Prophecy Development Corp. > Stratus. > Wang. > University of Lowell. > Nynex development. > AT&T Bell Labs, Andover. > Lotus Development. > Who else? * Suggestions and critique on the theme and overall plan. * IEEE and Computer Society volunteers to help with arrange- ments and distribution. Talk format: 1 - 1.5 hours with .5 to 1 hours for discussion. Talks would start at 7:30 PM. Talks would be held once a month or at most every three weeks at: Location: Digital Equipment Corporation 110 Spit Brook Road Nashua, NH 03062 Building ZKO1, Babbage Auditorium unless other locations are volunteered. Attendance by: Interested parties, at Digital and elsewhere in the industry. RSVP is *NOT* required. Estimates of the attendance from your company would be appreciated. Sponsor: NH Section, IEEE Computer Society. Direct your inputs or questions to: US Mail: Lee Rothstein Mail Stop ZKO3-2/W21 Digital Equipment Corporation 110 Spit Brook Road Nashua, NH 03062 Phone: 603-881-0771 Easynet Email: BCSE::ROTHSTEIN or Lee Rothstein @ ZKO FAX: 603-881-0120 UUCPnet: {purdue,ucbvax,hplabs,labrea,sun,pyramid, att,gryphon}!bcse.dec.com!rothstein ARPAnet: rothstein%bcse.DEC@decwrl.dec.com BITNET: rothstein@bcse.dec%decwrl.dec.com =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* |===============================================================| |Lee Rothstein Easynet: BCSE::ROTHSTEIN| |Mail Stop ZKO3-2/W21 or: Lee Rothstein @ ZKO| |Digital Equipment Corporation FAX: 603-881-0120| |110 Spit Brook Road Phone (DID): 603-881-0771| |Nashua, NH 03062 DTN: 381-0771| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |UUCP/Unix Sendmail: {purdue,ucbvax,hplabs,labrea,sun,pyramid,| | att,gryphon,angelo}!decwrl!bcse.dec.com!rothstein| |ARPAnet: rothstein%bcse.DEC@decwrl.dec.com| |BITNET: rothstein@bcse.dec%decwrl.dec.com| |===============================================================|